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323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
	Emblem of the 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
Active	1942–1960
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force

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The 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base, Newfoundland. It was inactivated on July 1, 1960

History

Air defense and operational training unit until February 1944, and afterward replacement training unit until April 1944. Air Defense of the Pacific Northwest, 1952–1955; Air Defense of the Upper Midwest, 1955–1957; Air Defense of Northeast North America, 1957–1960.

Lineage

Constituted 323d Fighter Squadron on June 24, 1942

Activated on August 25, 1942

Disbanded on April 10, 1944

Reconstituted, and redesignated 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on November 14, 1952

Activated on November 26, 1952

Discontinued on July 1, 1960.

Assignments

First Air Force

I Interceptor Command

327th Fighter Group, August 25, 1942 – April 10, 1944

Air Defense Command

25th Air Division

Attached to 4704th Defense Wing, November 26, 1952

4702d Defense Wing, January 19, 1953

9th Air Division, October 8, 1954

327th Fighter Group, August 18, 1955

4731st Air Defense Group, October 15, 1957

Goose Air Defense Sector, June 6 – July 1, 1960

Stations

Mitchel Field, New York, August 25, 1942
Philadelphia Mun Aprt, Pennsylvania, August 25, 1942
Richmond AAB, Virginia, September 19, 1942 – April 10, 1944
Larson AFB, Washington, November 26, 1952
Truax Field, Wisconsin, August 18, 1955
Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, October 15, 1957 – July 1, 1960.

Aircraft

Curtiss P-40, 1942–1943
P-47 Thunderbolt, 1943–1944
F-51 Mustang, 1953
F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1953–1956
F-102 Delta Dagger, 1956–1960.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).

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 ==History==
+Air defense and operational training unit until February 1944, and afterward replacement training unit until April 1944.  Air Defense of the [[Pacific Northwest]], 1952–1955; Air Defense of the [[Upper Midwest]], 1955–1957; Air Defense of Northeast North America, 1957–1960.
 ===Lineage===
 * Constituted '''323d Fighter Squadron''' on June 24, 1942
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 * [[F-86D Sabre Interceptor]], 1953–1956
 * [[F-102 Delta Dagger]], 1956–1960.
-===Operations history===
-Air defense and operational training unit until February 1944, and afterward replacement training unit until April 1944.  Air Defense of the [[Pacific Northwest]], 1952–1955; Air Defense of the [[Upper Midwest]], 1955–1957; Air Defense of Northeast North America, 1957–1960.
 ==References==
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+* A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
-* Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
+* Maurer, Maurer. ''[http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II]''. [[Maxwell Air Force Base]], Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982.
+* USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).
+{{Refend}}
 ==External links==
-{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States}}
 {{Aerospace Defense Command}}
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